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Open AccessErratum: Genetic origin, admixture and population history of aurochs (Bos primigenius) and primitive European cattle
Correction to: Heredity (2017) 118, 169–176; doi:10.1038/hdy.2016.79; published online 28 September 2016 Following the publication of this article the authors have noticed an error in the code used for three-p...
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Hair cortisol levels in captive brown hare (Lepus europaeus): potential effect of sex, age, and breeding technology
Breeding wild animals for restocking imply their ability to respond to wild conditions and to overcome the stress of transport and cage rearing. Cortisol was used in animals to measure stress levels. Aims of t...
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Open AccessGenetic origin, admixture and population history of aurochs (Bos primigenius) and primitive European cattle
The domestication of taurine cattle initiated ~10 000 years ago in the Near East from a wild aurochs (Bos primigenius) population followed by their dispersal through migration of agriculturalists to Europe. Altho...
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Possible antioxidant role of SPA therapy with chlorine–sulphur–bicarbonate mineral water
The aim of our research was to analyze the antioxidant role and efficacy of thermal or salus per aquam (spa) therapy with chlorine–sulphur–bicarbonate mineral water. The study has been performed on 30 rats. Th...
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Two new mutations in children affected by partial biotinidase deficiency ascertained by newborn screening
Mutation analysis performed on DNA from 6 Italian patients with partial biotinidase deficiency ascertained by newborn screening allowed the identification of two new mutations, c1211C>T (T404I) and a single ba...
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Fatal neonatal outcome in a case of muscular mitochondrial DNA depletion
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Long-term instability of fasting plasma glucose predicts mortality in elderly NIDDM patients: the Verona Diabetes Study
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether long-term glucose control, as assessed by fasting plasma glucose determinations during 3 years, is a predictor of all-cause mortality in elderly NIDDM patients. Fi...
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The effect of acute metabolic alkalosis on bicarbonate transport along the loop of Henle. The role of active transport processes and passive paracellular backflux
The loop of Henle (LOH) reabsorbs approximately 15% of filtered HCO 3 − via a luminal Na+-H+ exchanger and H+ATPase. During acute metabolic alkalosis (AMA) ind...
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Choroidal and iris angioarchitecture of the newt: A scanning electron-microscopic study of vascular corrosion casts
The corrosion cast technique provided for the first time an excellent three-dimensional visualization of the vascular pattern of the choroid and iris in the newt eye. The results show the presence of a single ...
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Acetylcholinesterase activity in the normal and retino-deprived optic tectum of the quail
Acetylcholinesterase localization has been studied by electron microscopic histochemistry in the quail optic tectum. Ultrastructural analysis reveals that the different neuronal types in the tectum possess the...